Music-roll cabinet.



G. L. RICE.

MUSIC ROLL CABIN APPLlcATloN FILED DEc.2 4.

Pat d May 23,1916.

SHEETS-SHEET I.

G. L. RICE.

MUSIC ROLL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED IIIac.29, I9I4.

Patented. May 23,

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jwuawtofo @Haz/nua Witnesses GEORGE I. RICE, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

MUSIC-ROLL einer.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led December 29, 1914. Serial No. 879,523.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE L. RICE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia'J and State of Pennsylvania, have nvented new and usefulImprovements 1n Music-Roll Cabinets, of which the followin is aspecification. l

he invention relates to music cablnets,

`11: and more especially to the class of music roll cabinets. I I

The primary object of the invention 1s the provision of a cabinet ofthis character wherein the music rolls used in player pianos can beconveniently held therein so that any one of the same is readilyaccessible for use,

the music rolls when placed in the cabinet will be held in a novelmanner so as to avoid the unwinding of the music sheetfrom the roll, andat the same time they will be protected from dust or climatic changes,which affects the paper from which the sheet 1s made.

Another object of the invention 1s the provision of a cabinet of thlscharacter wherein the construction thereof is of novel form so that themusic rolls may be arranged in order, thus making it convenient for theuse of any one of the rolls. v

A further object of the inventlon 1s the provision of a cabinet of thischaracter which is extremely simple in construction, reliable andefficient in its purpose, neat and attractive in appearance, andinexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as Will behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,and polnted out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of a cabinet constructedin accordance with the invention, showing one dool` open and one of theholders for the music roll pulled out. Fig. 2 is a perspectlve View ofone of the holders or drawers for the music roll. Fig. 3 is afragmentary horizontal sectional view through the cabinet. Fig. 4 is avertical transverse sectional v iew through the cabinet. Fig. 5 1s avertical transverse sectional view through the music roll holder showingthe music roll therein. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary side elevation of theguide for the music roll holder or drawer.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral vlews 1n the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A deslgnates a casing Whichconstitutes the body of the music roll cabinet having the legs B andfront Swingin doors C, so that access may be had to the mterior thereof.

Within the casing or body A is positioned a support for the music rolldrawer or holders and comprises a front plate or wall 10 which 1sarranged vertically within the caslng or bodY A and disposed spaced fromthe doors at the front thereof, the said plate or front Wall 10 beingformed with spaced rows of suitable openlngs for receiving slidabledrawers or holders for the music rolls, each including asemi-cylindrical tray portion 11, front and rear circularshaped ends 13and 14, respectively, united to or integral with the tray 11, whileformed on the rear end wall 14 is a depending guide lug 15 having a slot16 for receiving a guide bar or rail 17 provided with a threaded forwardend 18 and a rounded opposite rear end 19 for the detachable fasteningthereof in the support for the drawers or holders of the music rolls ina manner presently described.

Located rearwardly of the front Wall or plate 10 of the music rollsupport are superposed substantially U-shaped frames 20, which arearranged horizontally in their vertical spaced relation to each otherand through which are passed the guide bars or rails 17, the threadedends 18 of which detachably engage in internally threaded bosses 21formed on the inner face of the wall or plate 10 below the openingstherein, while the rear ends 19 of the said bars or rails 17 areinserted in openings 22 correspondingly shaped thereto and formed in theframes 2O which are suitably Xed within the casing or body A of thecabinet, and these bars or rails 17 serve to guide the music rolldrawers when being opened or closed.

Formed on the front ends 13 of the drawers or holders for the musicrolls are hand knobs 23 so that they can be manually pulled out orpushed in the support therefor within the cabinet.

Fixed in the bottom of the trays 11 of the music roll holders or drawersat an intermediate point thereof are resilient clips 24 which areadapted to engage the music sheet or strip of the music roll when woundPatented May 23, 1916.. .l

U and placed within the drawer so as to prevent the unwinding of themusic strip or sheet fromits roll while at rest within the said drawer,yet the music roll can be readily removed from the drawer on the pullingof the same outwardly from its support for use in a player piano asusual.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and .manner of use of the devicewill be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanationhas been omitted.

What is claimed isz- In a device of the class described, in combinationa casing, a frame secured to said casing and having openings, a frontwall fitting snugly in said casing and formed with a plurality throughsaid openings, said slides each conof. openings, slides movable sistingof a tray portion having a. lug at its rear end with a rectangularopening in the lug, bosses on said wall projecting forwardly thereof, aplurality of rods threaded into said bosses at one end, said rods havingrectangular ends passing snugly through said openings in the lugs andhavin their terminals received in the openings 1n said frame, whereb tosupport the rear ends of said slides, said slides resting at theirforward ends upon the edges of the wall open? ings and end plates onsaid slides closing the wall openings and having handles whereby saidslides may be operated.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE L. RICE. Witnesses:

CHARLES SHOEMAKER, ELIZABETH I. SHOEMAKER.

